Friday, July 11, 2025

British Parliament Hosts First-Ever Persian New Year Event

By Natasha Phillips The British Parliament held an event to mark the Iranian and Kurdish new year (Nowruz) on March 21, the first  such celebration ever to be held by the Speaker of the House in...

Iran’s Millionaires Multiply As 30% of Population Lives Below Poverty Line

By Kayhan Life Staff In its May 26 report, the Majlis (Iranian Parliament) Research Center said the poverty rate in Iran had increased from 19 percent to 30 percent in the past decade, i.e., 30...

French-Iranian Artist Vanecha Roudbaraki to Exhibit Work At European Parliament Jan. 16

By Firouzeh Nabavi The French-Iranian contemporary artist Vanecha Roudbaraki is opening an exhibition of her paintings at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France next week. “This exhibition marks a big step in my personal life and...

Venice Film Festival To Present ‘Tatami,’  First Iranian-Israeli Cinematic Collaboration

By Ahmad Rafat The Venice Film Festival, the world’s oldest cinematic event, opens on August 30 on the island of Lido. While there are no Iranian films or filmmakers in the main competition, two titles...

Some 270 Iranian Cities Are Experiencing Severe Water Shortage, Officials Say

By Kayhan Life Staff A total of 269 cities are facing water shortages across Iran, although emergency measures have prevented disruptions in the water supply, according to  Hashem Amini, the spokesman for Iran’s Water Industry. In...

At Art Dubai, Iranian Artists Are Back in Force

By Rawaa Talass The 16th edition of the Art Dubai fair has opened this month, with a focus on contemporary talent from the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and the Global South. As in previous iterations, the...

Detained Iranian Protesters Want Reza Pahlavi Back in Iran, Says IRGC Official

By Kayhan Life Staff Some of those arrested in the nationwide protests in 2022 were nostalgic during their interrogation for the reign of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, and hoped for the return to Iran of...

Iran Executed More Women in 2022 Than Any Other Country, Report Says 

By Natasha Phillips Iran executed more women than any other country in the world last year, according to an April 22 report on the death penalty in Iran published by the Norway-based organization Iran Human...

Executions Have Surged In Iran Following Protests, Boroumand Center Reports 

By Natasha Phillips There has been a sharp rise in the number of executions carried out in Iran since anti-government protests began in September. In the first five months of this year, Iran executed at least 293...

ANALYSIS: Iran’s Exclusion from Munich Conference Is A Victory For Pro-Democracy Movement

By Ahmad Rafat The Islamic Republic has been excluded from this year’s Munich Security Conference (MSC), held from 17 to 19 Feb. The MSC’s decision marks the first time Iran and Russia will not have representatives...